Quiz Discussion

A vessel has three pipes connected to it , two to supply liquid and one to draw liquid. The first alone can fill the vessel in hours, the second in 3 hours and the third can empty it in hours. If all the pipes are opened simultaneously when the vessel is half full, how soon will it be emptied?

• 1]

  hours

• 2]

   hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  None of these

A swimming pool is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the pool in the same time during which the pool is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the pool 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is?

• 1] 6 hours
• 2] 10 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 30 hours

A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

• 1] 20 hours
• 2] 25 hours
• 3] 35 hours
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

• 1] 15 minutes
• 2] 20 minutes
• 3] 27.5 minutes
• 4] 30 minutes

A pipe can fill a tank in 3 hours. There are two outlet pipes from the tank which can empty it in 7 and 10 hours respectively. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, then the tank will be filled in -

• 1] 8 hours
• 2] 9 hours
• 3] 10 hours
• 4] 11 hours

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12,15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in.

• 1]

  6 hours

• 2]

  6 2/3 hours

• 3]

  7 hours

• 4]

  7 1/2 hours

Two pipe can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively and a waste pipe can empty it in 2 hours. If all the three pipes are kept open, then the cistern will be filled in-

• 1] 5 hours
• 2] 8 hours
• 3] 10 hours
• 4] 12 hours

A tank with capacity T liters is empty. If water flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of x liters per minute and water is pumped out by Y at the rate of y liters per minute and x > y, then how many minutes will the tank be filled?

• 1]

  (x - y) 60 T minutes

• 2]

  (T - x) minutes

• 3]

    minutes

• 4]

   minutes

A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. There is also a waste pipe in the cistern. When all the pipes are opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 minutes. How long will the waste pipe take to empty the full cistern?

• 1]

  12 min

• 2]

  10 min

• 3]

  8 min

• 4]

  16 min

A pipe can fill a tank with water in 3 hours. Due to leakage in bottom, it takes hours to fill it. In what time the leak will empty the completely filled tank?

• 1]

  12 hours

• 2]

  21 hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  hours